喝酒

jiǔ

Traditional: 喝酒

#1016 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

to drink alcohol

Word origin

A compound of 喝 (hē, to drink) and 酒 (jiǔ, alcohol), giving the verb phrase to drink alcohol.

Origin
compound
Root
喝 (hē, to drink) + 酒 (jiǔ, alcohol)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 喝

Stroke order for 酒

Examples

He likes to drink in the evening.

Do not drink and drive.

Let us have a drink together.

He drinks far too much.

The doctor said he cannot drink alcohol.

喝酒 (hē jiǔ) means to drink alcohol. It is a verb-object phrase used for drinking wine, beer or spirits.

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This word is part of lesson 21.